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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1901
Page
4
A house bill was sent back to the committee for reconsideration and will be reported on tomorrow. The ballot lists Senator as the main race. Frank gains two more as a journal committee is appointed to save time.
Special dispatch from Helena, Montana notes Republicans offering a complimentary vote for Hon. Thomas H. Carter. Major bills move through the legislative session as Gov Toole signs Courtney’s veterans aid measure, while disputes over judges’ disqualification and county official stationery purchases shape the day’s agenda.
The article outlines appropriations for 1902 including salaries for public officials, a supreme court stenographer, and state library maintenance, plus funds for the capitol, archives relocation, and moving costs. It notes new county attorneys, upcoming capitol appropriation bills, and governor Toole’s signatures, with the house adjourning at 2:30 p.m.
Funeral arrangements and transfers are listed for several individuals. A C Morse postpones a service to Wednesday night at Sherman’s undertakers at 7 p.m. Frank Jerome Akromel’s remains go to St Therese Montreal with D. D. Martin’s funeral planned from Mrs. Winwood’s residence to the Great Northern depot then Chesham Ontario. Addie Penrod, 57, dies at No 712 Hast Park Street. remains to be moved from Sherman’s to T Lon Montana with S. Y. Penrod and band escort tonight.
The Copper Market shows firmer tone with busy manufacturers on old orders and new business. London prices drift with slight fluctuations, while imports to Britain in January reflect declines in ore from Spain and Chile. The piece notes U S and British copper figures and lists varied refined and manufactured copper prices. Abbreviated, boilerplate ad lines are present at the end.
In United States court, A J Sain won one dollar in damages against Rutile Bbrtrie Emnitway Company for injuries from a Centerville car derailment on September 19 last year. The jury also awarded costs. earlier settlement offers were rejected as Sain sought far more than nominal damages. The second case involved Joshua Hendy Machine Company versus J C Brenter, with depositions order and scheduling issues noted.
Local items note the funeral of Stephen Wells under Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union No 2 at Miner’s Union hall at 2 30 p m on February 27 with friends invited. Franks Lynch buys Pride of Butte livery stables and offers reasonable rates. judge W J Lippincott travels to Salt Lake to visit John E Lloyd who is seriously ill and expects to return soon with hope not alone.
John Maguire plans a grand Emmet anniversary event at Sutton's next Monday evening with music tableaux and a fifty person tableaux. A new transformation scene and a gallery of Emmet's great speech will be featured under his supervision making the celebration a notable local event.
J Pierpont Morgan & Co stated no official detail yet on the new United States Steel Corporation. Early offers outline fractions of new securities for Federal Steel American Steel and Wire National Tube National Steel American Tin Plate American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel, with percentages set for preferred and common. The aggregate stock to be offered for the last four companies will be arranged with principal stockholders.
Partial OCR fragment notes that four companies were to receive a distribution of a stated amount. The readable text identifies the involved entities but lacks full names, dates, or precise figures. The item appears as an administrative notice detailing allocation among the four firms.
US Philippines commission arrives in Guiginto Bulacan from Manila and organizes provincial government amid ongoing insurgent activity. Peace sentiment appears strong, with hopes for ending war, liberty guarantees, and local self governing progress. A large chapel meeting and prayer bill discussion are planned in the afternoon. Female relatives accompany the commissioners.
Railway notice highlights service along the Northern Pacific Burlington route from Montana to Denver and eastern Colorado via Billings and Alliance Nebraska. It promises good train service and urges contacting the Northern Pacific agent for more information.
A summary of British royal orders from the Star of Attica to the Victoria Cross, detailing their origins, expansions, and purposes. It notes the Star of Attica near the Bath, the Order of the Bath, the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, the Royal Victorian Order, and other recognitions including the Distinguished Service Order and the Royal Red Cross, with emphasis on their colonial and military associations. It closes with brief, unrelated newspaper snippets from the era.
Havana reports General Gomes met with the Governor General to deny claims that the U S would withdraw troops immediately. He stated he had been misrepresented and that there is no motive to force a rapid U S troop pullout.
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